New Equipment 2021

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Originally Posted by tt_beginner

what kind of rubbers are they in comparison with other Vega rubbers? and how is the Vivid blade compared to the 36.5 , thanks

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Xiome Vega Europe, Pro and Asia variants only with built in glue.

@yogi_bear I also noticed in their http://m.xiom.store/catalogue.html there is no Xiom Vega Japan any more, what is the replacemen?

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Originally Posted by tt_beginner

@yogi_bear I also noticed in their http://m.xiom.store/catalogue.html there is no Xiom Vega Japan any more, what is the replacemen?

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I'll try to ask. The Vega Japan is still in their online store.

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Originally Posted by yogi_bear

I'll try to ask. The Vega Japan is still in their online store.

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Such a good rubber, I hope they don't discontinue it.

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Originally Posted by thomas.pong

Such a good rubber, I hope they don't discontinue it.

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Vega Japan is in XIOM's new global catalog as well as China exclusive Omega VII Asia with 47.5° sponge.

New blade is Vivid Carbon.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/for...d%20Carbon.png

Does china exclusive mean its only sold in china?

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Originally Posted by Bz26

Does china exclusive mean its only sold in china?

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yes such as the Tau 2 and Omega 7 Asia China

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Originally Posted by thomas.pong

Such a good rubber, I hope they don't discontinue it.

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I asked them and the rubber is still not phased out. It is still continuing to be produced.

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Originally Posted by Ray

Vega Japan is in XIOM's new global catalog as well as China exclusive Omega VII Asia with 47.5° sponge.

New blade is Vivid Carbon.

https://www.tabletennisdaily.com/for...d%20Carbon.png

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more or less just a softer Omega 7 Asia which has a 52.5 degrees sponge. I did not bother to test it after I heard it is a softer O7A.

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Originally Posted by yogi_bear

I asked them and the rubber is still not phased out. It is still continuing to be produced.

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whew good news

this is the rubber that I am actually excited about

Omega 7 Tour - i

https://i.imgur.com/8nP6jaW.png

This is the nearest or closest rubber that you can find on what the pros are using (ESN rubbers). The factory booster used on this is different from the commercial version and you can say it is very fast far from the table despite using an all+ blade. Still the control is good despite the speed and spin. I just did not made myself get used to it because it is quite expensive and I don't want to bug Xiom about asking for it. I had this for more than a year by the way and it's just that I was not allowed to post about it. Dignics 05 (commercial) does not even compared to this.

Cool!.. Do you have any idea how much it costs... And what sponge hardness did you use?

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Originally Posted by Bz26

Cool!.. Do you have any idea how much it costs... And what sponge hardness did you use?

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I've had the 55 and 52.5 versions before. I cannot say the price yet not to pre-empt Xiom but it is very pricey.

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Originally Posted by yogi_bear

I've had the 55 and 52.5 versions before. I cannot say the price yet not to pre-empt Xiom but it is very pricey.

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is it T05 pricey?

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Originally Posted by tt_beginner

is it T05 pricey?

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much more than D09c

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Originally Posted by yogi_bear

much more than D09c

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ok that makes me [emoji26]

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Originally Posted by yogi_bear

this is the rubber that I am actually excited about

Omega 7 Tour - i

https://i.imgur.com/8nP6jaW.png

This is the nearest or closest rubber that you can find on what the pros are using (ESN rubbers). The factory booster used on this is different from the commercial version and you can say it is very fast far from the table despite using an all+ blade. Still the control is good despite the speed and spin. I just did not made myself get used to it because it is quite expensive and I don't want to bug Xiom about asking for it. I had this for more than a year by the way and it's just that I was not allowed to post about it. Dignics 05 (commercial) does not even compared to this.

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The catalog says that it will be only available for high level players. Does it mean that it won't be available publicly in store like tt11 ?

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Originally Posted by Rinforzando

The catalog says that it will be only available for high level players. Does it mean that it won't be available publicly in store like tt11 ?

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I am not sure about this. Maybe you can order this directly from Xiom or any other distributor. I will need to ask.

the new Vivid Carbon blade looks like it is using the 36.5 process, how is it different to the 36.5 ALX?

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Originally Posted by tt_beginner

the new Vivid Carbon blade looks like it is using the 36.5 process, how is it different to the 36.5 ALX?

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the Vivid is a very fast Carbon Hinoki blade more like a Primorac carbon perhaps basing on the layers. This has pure carbon whereas the 36.5 is a softer and slightly slower viscaria.